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Last weekend the Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF) of Bartlesville held their second annual “Puttin' On The Leash” fundraiser banquet and successfully raised enough funds to complete construction on their new dog adoption, grooming and veterinarian areas of their Bartlesville sanctua ... read more »

Friday afternoon Washington County Undersherrif Steve Johnson contacted KWON-KYFM-KRIG-KPGM News to announce that an arrest has been made based on remains found in Washington County earlier this year.
The remains were identified as missing person Verlin Ray Howard. Howard, who was ... read more »

A $250,000 bond has been set for a Bartlesville who allegedly violated a protective order and followed his wife. 52-year old Aaron George Watson is charged with violation of a protective order. Watson was arraigned a few days ago on another protective order against his wife and made a ... read more »

The Oklahoma Employment Security Commission is reporting that 68 of Oklahoma 77 counties have higher unemployment rates than this time a year ago.
Washington, Nowata, and Osage counties saw their unemployment rates drop from last month. Nowata County's unemployment rate is cu ... read more »

There has been a reported accident on Highway 60 in Nowata. Charlie Taroboletti reports that traffic is not halted, and that the accident is not on the roadway.
We contacted the sheriffs' office, and were told that it was a single car injury accident. We will have more information as it b ... read more »

The income Speaker of the Oklahoma House has chosen a veteran lawmaker from Mustang to head the powerful House Appropriations and Budget committee.
House Speaker-designate Charles McCall announced Thursday that Republican Leslie Osborn will chair the committee, a position that will make her a k ... read more »

More than a month after Oklahoma schools Superintendent Joy Hofmeister was indicted for conspiracy in an alleged illegal fundraising scheme, a Republican state representative is calling for her to resign.
Rep. Kevin Calvey said Thursday that Hofmeister, who is also a Republican, is presumed inn ... read more »

A Public Hearing was held Tuesday evening during the Meeting of the Pawhuska Municipal Trust Authority. Representative from INCOG Julie Miner discussed an opportunity the City has to initiate a Master Incentive District Plan. The Incentive Plan will provide an opportunity for economic growth in P ... read more »

Two state economists say Oklahoma's economy will likely improve next year, with the strongest growth coming in the construction, education and leisure and hospitality sectors.
Oklahoma State University's Dan Rickman says he expects businesses to add about a half percentage poin ... read more »

The murder trial of a man charged in the shooting deaths of four women at a Tulsa apartment is underway.
Testimony began Thursday in the trial of Cedric Poore.
Poore has pleaded not guilty to the 2013 deaths of 23-year-old twins Rebeika Powell and Kayetie Powell Melcho ... read more »

Fugitive apprehension agents with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections Office of the Inspector General arrested Wesley Ross on Wednesday, only a week after being added to the agency’s Top 15 Fugitive list.
Intelligence gathered on Ross made it known he was looking for a labor job paying ... read more »

Arvest Bank and Bartlesville Radio are currently taking nominations for a family or a single person who deserves a wish come true this holiday season.
Submissions for The Magic of a Christmas Wish have been coming in, but the due date has been extended. The new end date for submissions is Decem ... read more »

A minor train derailment has occurred in Ramona that has blocked the northern 2 crossings in town, 2 southern crossing remain open. No injuries or property damage other than the 3 sand cars that derailed. Please plan for alternate routes in Ramona if your morning travels normally use the effected ... read more »

Oklahoma's Attorney General and EPA Secretary Nominee for the Trump Administration gave a Bartlesville audience a hint of how he would run the Federal agency Thusday morning. Responding to a global warming-related question, Pruitt answered the question by referencing the governing legis ... read more »

Authorities say no one was injured after three train cars carrying sand derailed from the railroad tracks in northern Oklahoma.
The derailment happened late Wednesday in Ramona. Ramona police say Osage and Quapaw streets at the railroad crossings are shut down in the ... read more »